WAS NATO INTERVENTION IN KOSOVO JUST IN A MORAL POINT OF VIEW?CONFRONTING APPROACHES STATISM VS. COSMOPOLITANISM

Donika KAMBERI, Shefik SHEHU

Abstract

This paper confronts two contrasting theoretical perspectives on humanitarian intervention such as: statism vs. cosmopolitanism.The aim of the research is to find out powerful reasons for grounding moral reasoning of humanitarian intervention. The paperseeks to argument that the justification of humanitarian intervention should rest upon moral reasoning rather than internationallaw or normative framework when it comes to abuses of human lives, it is a moral imperative and through moral reasoning wecan determine what ought to be done for sake of global justice. It is indeed a perplexing issue and we are not seeking to solve themoral dilemma but rather give a comprehensive account of which theory best fits the reality. The paper does not tell the entirestory, but from a cosmopolitan standpoint we can see that sovereignty is conditional and relative while human rights are absolutewhile from a statist position the juridical boundaries prevail.

Pages: 13 - 18